Charter Renewals, Transgender Athlete Rules Dominate Douglas County Board Debate

By: Olivia Young | CBS Colorado

Updated on: November 11, 2025 / 10:24 PM MST / CBS Colorado

As of 9:45 p.m. Tuesday, the Douglas County School Board had not yet voted on a controversial resolution regarding charter schools in the Colorado county.

Douglas County residents packed the final school board meeting under the current board.

Last week, voters chose a progressive slate of school board candidates who ran on a campaign of data over politics, teacher retention and equal opportunities for students, flipping the board.

Clark Callahan, Kyrzia Parker, Tony Ryan and Kelly Denzler are expected to be sworn in in early December, joining like-minded current members Brad Geiger, Susan Meek and Valerie Thompson. The outgoing board members are Kim Moore, Becky Meyers, Kaylee Winegar and Christy Williams, who hold a more conservative ideology. The slate aligned with them in the most recent election, “Common Sense DCSD” ran on a platform of academic excellence, parents’ rights and protecting girls’ sports.

After the election, two items were added to the board’s agenda for this final meeting: a resolution extending the contract term for charter schools to 10 years, and a discussion of transgender athletes in sports.

Both items drew controversy.

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